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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1902
Page
6
A broad catalog of rural topics covers oleomargarine prices, dairy rations, and crop quality. Notes on oats corn alfalfa and sorghum. advice on planting, harvesting, and storage. irrigation of orchards. price trends for butter eggs pork and beef. and commentary on infrastructure and public policy affecting farms and roads.
A writer argues against large barns citing high fire risk and insurance costs. They propose splitting into smaller structures for grain, cows, horses, and machinery, each distanced apart to improve livestock recovery and reduce total loss.
Man bears burdens through life and adjusts them differently. Some accept loads well, some grumble, some shift duties to others, while many help the weak and needy by sharing their burdens.
The piece urges education on using low priced cuts like rump flank shoulder instead of porterhouse and sirloin. It argues these cuts provide similar nutrition if cooked properly and criticizes frying while noting workers may forego luxury meats due to stagnant wages.
The 1901 corn shortage highlights corn’s national importance. Rising prices for pint, poultry, and butter trace to higher corn costs. Within the corn belt, growers seek better corn types and higher bushels per acre to keep meat affordable.
In fifty years of western residence the area saw unprecedented soaking rains in late April. Five to six inches of water fell in two days, ending drought fears and transforming the land into a garden of Eden, meeting the urgent need across the cereal producing regions.
The writer urges extending the oleomargarine law to all adulterated foods. They call for action against vinegar maple sugar shrup glucose frauds and other misrepresented items, insisting sellers label truthfully and end deceptive practices.
The agricultural department plans hog breeding tests to curb behavior, but critics question the wisdom. The writer argues a well cared for hog is decent, not a scavenger, while poor feeding or dirty conditions worsen issues. The piece contrasts gold from mining with value from farming yields and notes Cape Nome’s gold fever versus steady stock counties.
A farmer boasted at an institute about selling seventy five turkeys for over a dollar each that cost him less than ten cents a head. A neighbor challenged the tale noting the birds cost him over fifty cents apiece to raise, exposing questioned profits.
A 1902 New York design outlines a seven room residence to fit a 25 foot plot, priced about 1500 dollars. The plan shows parlor and dining room with fireplaces, a large pantry by the dining room, and a 30 by 20 feet cellar with coal bins. Exterior uses shingles and paper, interior features white paint, plaster walls, and sienna stained side walls with dark red trim.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote explores how trivial quarrels and small misfortunes shattered marriages before honeymoon waters cooled. It recounts cases from parasol disputes to pronunciation differences and snoring, ending with cautionary notes on fragile domestic ties.
The clipping reflects on Gruet losing a leg in a railroad accident and cites reactions from Jewett and Brooklyn Life. It questions belief versus truth and ends with a quote about getting there with both feet and accepting reality.
Very low rates offered for travel in March and April via Chicago and Northwestern Railway. Fares include 930.00 from Chicago to Helena Butte Anaconda Ogden Salt Lake City and 30.50 to Spokane 33.00 to Portland Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Victoria and many other points. Tourist detailing cars run daily from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. Maps and particulars available from ticket agents or at A. F. Cleveland 234 Superior Street Cleveland Ohio.
A Fort Wayne doctor claims to have discovered a universal elixir of life. Dr James W Kidd says his mysterious compound cures diseases from rheumatism to consumption and offers free trials by mail. He asserts the remedy restores health and nerve power, with no risk to patients.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children. It claims to soothe the child soften the gums allay pain cure wind colic and ease diarrhoea priced at twenty five cents a bottle.
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